Beyonce Knowles and Jay-z are to change their names. The couple, who married in April 2008, are to take on both of their respective surnames in order to keep the 'Crazy In Love' star's parental line from dying out. Jay-z - whose real name is Shawn Carter - will now be known as Shawn Knowles-Carter, while Beyonce is to become Beyonce Knowles-Carter. A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "They want to keep Knowles because Beyonce's parents didn't have any sons and they're keen to keep the name going strong, especially if they don't produce any children themselves." Earlier this week, the Knowles family suffered a blow when it was announced that Beyonce's parents Tina and Mathew would be divorcing
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All this week, the Guardian's critics are revealing their key cultural works of the noughties. So what are yours – both good and bad?

So the sun is about to set on the noughties, and many a list is being drawn up as we get nostalgic about the not so distant past, and try to make sense of what it all meant.

From today, the Guardian's arts critics write up the decade as they saw it, revealing their cultural highs and lows in a week-long series in G2 and online. And there is much to digest: you can barely believe that Tate Modern only opened in 2000 or that iPods were launched in 2001.

Kicking off proceedings, Peter Bradshaw gives his verdict on the films that mattered most, charting the impact of politics and society, the people we lost or those whose influence grew, and the government backing of British film like never before.
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I thought this was another strong showing from Glee. I've seen a definite improvement
in the writing these last few episodes. Instead of counting shots, I may have
to start counting the number of times an episode makes me fight back tears.

This week started off with Sue reminding Will that she wants
to see the set list. Will is suspicious, especially after catching Britney
recording their rehearsals. She blurts out, "Ms. Sylvester didn't ask me
to do this!" Will is convinced that Sue wants to give the set list to
their sectionals competition to undermine their chances of winning. At Emma's
urging he decides to go visit the other schools and ask them pointblank.

Eve is playing the director of the Jane Adams Academy's glee club. This is basically a
juvenile detention center for troubled girls.
Take Afaysia, for instance. When Eve (her character has a name, I just
didn't catch it and,
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Considering how many chart-topping albums he has had and the number of smash singles he has released, it's amazing to think that Jay-z has never had a song top the Billboard Hot 100, the definitive pop songs chart. That changed this morning, as his "Empire State of Mind" took the top spot in its tenth week of release. The track, which of course features a memorable hook care of Alicia Keys, picked up a ton of radio airplay in the wake of the New York Yankees' World Series win (the team ended up adopting it as a victory anthem). Meanwhile, "Run This Town," the first single from The Blueprint 3, remains in the top 20.

While it does mark the first time Jigga has had one of his own songs at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, it's not the first time his name has been associated with the top spot. He has
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It's very rare for Beyonce and husband/superstar Jay-z to perform together, but the pair basically lived out thousands of fans' dreams at London's O2 Arena last night (Nov. 15) as they played "Crazy in Love," according to NME.com. Jay-z pulled a similar appearance only once before, earlier this year in June, when B kicked off her tour in North America. In another major live stage surprise, Kanye West joined up on the track "Ego," a track he's done a remix on recently. It appears the two buried that hatchet, after Ms. Fierce took to Taylor Swift's defense when West copped the
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London, Nov 15 (Ians) Us pop star Beyonce Knowles surprised authorities at a nightclub here by insisting her table be equipped with an industrial fan to keep her hair moving.

The singer hired new nightspot Kanaloa to party with the crew and dancers from her ‘I Am Sasha Fierce’ world tour and stunned event organisers with her bizarre request, reports fametastic.co.uk.

‘Beyonce arrived at about midnight with a massive entourage. On her table, alongside huge treasure chest cocktails, she had a big industrial fan which remained just inches from her face to keep her hair blowing everywhere - just like it does in her ‘Crazy in Love’.
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Beyonce Knowles requested a 'wind machine' at a London nightclub. The 'Crazy In Love' singer hired new nightspot Kanaloa to party with the crew and dancers from her 'I Am Sasha Fierce' world tour and stunned event organisers with her bizarre request. A source said: "Beyonce arrived at about midnight with a massive entourage. "On her table, alongside huge treasure chest cocktails, she had a big industrial fan which remained just inches from her face to keep her hair blowing everywhere - just like it does in her 'Crazy in Love' video." This is not the first time the 'If I Were A Boy' hitmaker's extravagance has drawn attention this week. While performing in Liverpool, the singer booked
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The other day, I was perusing the iTunes homepage when I spotted a celebrity playlist unlike the rest. Usually, there is only one Mc narrating their ultimate mixtape but this time there were two. Not just any two — it was Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page who had put one together, together.

Listening to their banter back and forth gave me the giggles and darn it if I didn’t turn red and make my mind wander to some amazing far off places.

The point of the celebrity playlist is to basically show the world what terrible or incredible music taste a certain celeb has. At one point, Drew says, “Ellen’s got great taste and we share a lot in common and yet I feel like I’m always being turned on to new things by her." Oh I bet! I bet you get turned on by new things coming
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Cheryl Cole is buying Simon Cowell teeth whitener for his birthday. The Girls Aloud beauty has joked she will splash out on the beauty product when the music mogul - who is famed for his dazzling teeth - turns 50 next month. Cheryl - who works alongside Simon on the judging panel for British talent show 'The X Factor' - quipped: "I'll buy him some teeth bleach whitener! No, I'm joking, I shall have to think about it." Cheryl also admitted she is a huge fan of Beyonce Knowles and even embarrassed herself when she met the 'Crazy in Love' singer. She added to Britain's Hello! magazine: "I'm obsessed with Beyonce. When I met her I turned into an
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Cheryl Cole is buying Simon Cowell teeth whitener for his birthday. The Girls Aloud beauty has joked she will splash out on the beauty product when the music mogul - who is famed for his dazzling teeth - turns 50 next month. Cheryl - who works alongside Simon on the judging panel for British talent show 'The X Factor' - quipped: "I'll buy him some teeth bleach whitener! No, I'm joking, I shall have to think about it." Cheryl also admitted she is a huge fan of Beyonce Knowles and even embarrassed herself when she met the 'Crazy in Love' singer. She added to Britain's Hello! magazine: "I'm obsessed with Beyonce. When I met her I turned into an absolute
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Beyonce Knowles has vowed to wear "appropriate" clothing for her controversial show in Malaysia. The 'Crazy in Love' singer's scheduled concert in the country's capital Kuala Lumpur on October 25 has been met with anger by Islamic extremists, who claim her sexy outfits and provocative stage routines are "immoral" and will corrupt young people. But the 28-year-old star - who had to pull out of a concert in the country two years ago after the same group, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, threatened to protest at the show - has agreed to tone down her performance, meaning the concert can go ahead. Show organisers Marctensia said all parties had reached an "amicable understanding". A spokesperson for the entertainment company added: "We
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Crazy In Love star Kerry Katona is interested in making a movie about her life, it has been claimed. According to the Daily Star, the reality TV personality wants actress and glamour model Jennifer Ellison to play her in the biopic. "Kerry's up for listening to offers so long as they're not tacky," said a source. "Kerry would love Jennifer Ellison to play her in the recent years (more)
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Katie Holmes' daughter burst into tears at a Beyonce Knowles concert on Tuesday night (15.09.09). Three-year-old Suri Cruise - Katie's daughter with husband Tom Cruise - was initially thrilled as she sat with her mother behind velvet ropes in the general admission section of the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. But when Beyonce took to the stage to perform her hit 'Crazy In Love', Suri started crying, hiding her face in Katie's coat to escape the bright lights and noise. As soon as the number was over, Katie and Suri hurried out of the stadium, returning 15 minutes later with a pair of industrial ear-muffs for the toddler. A source said: "We were all a bit shocked when
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Katie Holmes' daughter burst into tears at a Beyonce Knowles concert on Tuesday night (15.09.09). Three-year-old Suri Cruise - Katie's daughter with husband Tom Cruise - was initially thrilled as she sat with her mother behind velvet ropes in the general admission section of the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. But when Beyonce took to the stage to perform her hit 'Crazy In Love', Suri started crying, hiding her face in Katie's coat to escape the bright lights and noise. As soon as the number was over, Katie and Suri hurried out of the stadium, returning 15 minutes later with a pair of industrial ear-muffs for the toddler. A source said: "We were all a bit shocked when they
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The MTV Video Music Awards are just a few short days away, and though there is all sorts of buzz surrounding the performances, the parties and the New York-centric stunts that will be happening all this week into Sunday's broadcast, it's important to remember that the reason the biggest stars in music will gather in Radio City Music Hall is to see who wins the coveted Moonman in each of the 15 categories. We'll be taking a look at each of the top categories this week, continuing today with the Best Female Video award. The nominees are Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Katy Perry's "Hot n Cold," Lady Gaga's "Poker Face," Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," Pink's "So What" and Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me."

The Best Female Video category contains the two biggest stories of this year's show, as
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It has been confirmed that Beyonce Knowles will perform at 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 13 . She will take the stage to perform "Sweet Dreams", which is taken from her 2008 studio album entitled "I Am...Sasha Fierce".

Beyonce's scheduled performance at the upcoming event will mark the third time that she takes the stage at the annual awards show. She first performed at the event in 2003, during when she shared the stage with her husband Jay-z to serenade "Crazy in Love". Then, in 2006, the 27-year-old songstress performed the fiery version of her single "Ring the Alarm".

In addition to Beyonce, Jay-z has been announced as one of the other performers at this year's show. However, there has been no word whether or not the two will share the stage. Beside the married couple, Lady GaGa,
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